Hilary eaitgel



, Dec. 6, 1927. 1,651,836

H. RANGEL NOVELTY MIRROR Filed Dec. 20. 1926 ///,/////H Ill f,

HM EVENTOZ Patented Dec. 6, 1927.

UNITED STATES A rii'rlazN'r OFFICE.

HILARY RANGEL, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

NOVELTY MIRROR.

Application led December 20, 1926. Serial No. 155,775.

More particularly, in a practical embodi-` ment ot theinvention, I provide a circular mirror and a correspondingly formed back or holder therefor, together with a connecting ring `or annulus whereby the mirror glass and the back plate are held in assembled relation tor relative rotation. Between theinarginal edge oit the mirror and a sheet oi" paper or cardboard iirred to the inner vface of the `back plate, suitable anti-friction means is interposed andupon the cardboard sheet circular series oi' pictures are secured. A part of the silver paint on the back ot' the mirror is removed, or a portion ot the back surface `lett uncoated so as to provide a transparent section ot suitable design.

f Thus by rotating the mirror and the back plate relative to each other these pictures may be successively exposed to view through said transparent section.

Vith the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in `the improved novelty mirror, and in the torni, construction and relative arrangement of its several parts as will be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and subsequently incorporated in the subjoined claims.

In the drawing, wherein I have disclosed one simple and practical embodiment of the ivention, and in which similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views,-

Figure 1 is a iront elevation oi the device, a part ot the mirror glass being broken away;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged horizontal section taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a similar sectional view, showing the several parts in separated relation to each other;

F ig. 4 is a detail elevation ot the mirror glass, and

Fig. 5 is a detail elevation of the card board sheet upon which the series of photographs or pictures are secured.

As herein shown, the lrame or back plate 5 for the mirror consists of a sheet metal `shape is left uncoated to provide'a stamping ot a predetermined size, said stamping being of dish-shaped form and having a narrow annular marginal flange G normally extending at right angles to `the inner body wall oi' said plate. At the inner side oi said flange, the body Wall is -i'ormed with a slightly inclined annular section 7. i

To one side of acardboard disc 8 at the center thereof, a relatively small paper dise 9 is secured, and said latter disc is adapted to be adhesively attached to the inner face `of the back plate 5 so that the outer edge portion ot the disc 8 has a yielding contact upon the inclined section 7 of the baclr plate. lo the other face of the cardboard disc 8 a circularly arranged series of photographs or pictures as indicated at 10 are Asuitably secured. l

The glass mirror disc 11 has an outer `beveled marginal surface 12, the rear face oit the glass being coated with the usual silver paint composition. In coating this surface oi' glass, an area of suitable size and transparent section as indicated at 18.

To the outer side of the cardboard disc 8 at the marginal edge thereof a ring or annulus lt of liberor other suitable material is securely fastened. A 'similar ring or annu-` lusl is loosely arranged between the ring la and the inner face of the mirror disc 11. '.lhese rings serve the purpose ot an anti trlction bearing which will permit of the free relative rotation of the mirror disc and the back plate 5.

The mirror disc is held in permanently assembled relation with the baclr plate by means ot a locking ring 16 which is of the tapering form clearly shown in Fig. 8 of the drawing. One edge of this ring has an in- Wardly turned flange 17 formed thereon to loosely contact against the beveled face 12 of the mirror disc. In the assemblage of the parts, this locking ring 15 is adapted to be fitted within the marginal flange 6 on the back plate 5 and said flange then subjected to pressure and slightly bent inwardly against the ring 16 thus frictionally connecting said ring with the flange of the back plate.

The manner of assemblage of the several parts will be clearly evident from an inspection of Fig. 3 of the drawing. By thus loosely supporting the mirror disc 11 in connection with the back plate 5, the mirror may be held stationary by engaging the ile fingers of one hand -`upon the -bevelededge l2 thereofV so thatupon rotatinlqfthe back" plate 5, the series of pictures or photo graphs 10 carried thereby may he succes? sively exposed to View th'ouigh'the 'trans- 1 parent section 13 o the mirror disc.

I have herein shown a structural embodiment of my present improvements;WhichiI have found to be quite practical. Nevertheless;l it Vwill hee understood that various" mlnon mod'lficationevmight 'he resortedwtoair thelmannersv off'con'struction andi assemblage 1 of their several u elements,4 and \'I.` thereforeg` reserve; the 1 vprivilege embodyingethe* several" features of the'l-f inven'tionv inl. snch otheral'terna-tive structures asfnayi he `fairly incorporated Within Athe spirit andi scope ol thejnven-tion asfclaiinedi*v IvclaLim: l. A novelty#'mirror'comprising` aifbafck uponA the,linarginalE edge `of the nairror i disc andperinan'ently; connectingfsaid baclr plate andthe. mirroixgdiscror: relative rotation vvherehy@l lthe c pictures beasuccessivelyr exposed to,i View through the ftransparent section of said disc'. l Y. v 2. A1 noveltynnrror Vcomprisingi` alback plate hvingga circularly v arranged series' of pictures attached to' r its innerl face; a mirrori-` d1sc;,hav1ng af transparent section with. whichcsald pictures are adaptedftosreglster, 1

said--baclcplate having amarginal flange 40 thereon," a "locking ring irictionalljv engaged with the inner -face ot said flange and having' an inwardly turned edge loosely contacting u'p'n'the marginal edge ol' the inirror diecland permanently connecting said hack 5 plate and the mirror disc tor relative rotationfwherelov thepictu-res may he sucressively exposed to view through the trans parent section i oi' isaid tcl-ise,"'anrl fantieifriction spacing" means #interposed between* the rear 50 face of tlie.-"nii'1'ro1'1 disc at its marginal erige'-w and said "hack plate 3; jnovelty" mfirroi1L con'iprising a hacky plate'havingfamarginal langepa cardboard discuL secured at' its central portion to thef 55 inner face of the baclrvplate and looselyrcone tactin'gl' with f the `hach plate at:y its i marginal: portionr.` a'- circular series of pictures ysecured to the outer" face* of v1said ca rdhoardl disc. a mirror discn havinglr a* transparent section, G9 the outer face of eaiddisctat its marginall edge'heingf beveled; a locking ring: friction ally" engaged with the inner* t'aec of thea flange `on the back plate', and having, anA inwardly` turnedv edge loosely"` contacting 56 Withwthe beveled marginal-'face offitlie mirrordisc and connecting;saidrdisc andlmcln` plate JEorrelativev rotationI whereby the pic tures may hesuccessively exposed to View through-the `transparentA section of the lnir- 'In .ror discnand anti-frictionmembers? interf herete.

HILARY- RANGEL. 

